A New Renaissance: Science and Cultural Heritage |
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DESCRIPTION/ABSTRACT: A world-renowned 'art diagnostician,' Maurizio Seracini recently joined Calit2 at UCSD to help launch a new center devoted to the emerging discipline of non-destructive scientific analysis applied to art, architecture and archaeology. As Calit2 organizes the new center, in collaboration with the Jacobs School of Engineering and the Division of Arts and Humanities, there will be opportunities to engage students at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, especially students interested in a field of study that merges science and the arts. In this introductory talk, Seracini will provide a general orientation on his recent work in this arena, provide stunning examples of hidden masterpieces uncovered through the use of multi-spectral imaging and other techniques, and explore potential opportunities for research and education efforts. This talk will be targeted at students, but faculty, staff and postdoctoral researchers may find it of interest as well, as Calit2 works to establish links among faculty members to ensure that the emerging center is truly interdisciplinary. SPEAKER BIO: Maurizio Seracini, Bioengineering, Class of '73, is referred to in Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code” as the Italian art diagnostician “who unveiled the unsettling truth” about Da Vinci's work. In late March, his research on Da Vinci's "Adoration of the Magi" was part of a major exhibit at the Ufizzi Gallery in Florence, and in the spring, Seracini was the subject of a British documentary, "The Da Vinci Detective". Seracini recently joined Calit2 to lead its project to develop a new center for science in the interest of world cultural heritage, in collaboration with the Jacobs School of Engineering and the Division of Arts and Humanities. |
